METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING AND AUTHENTICATION/REGISTRATION FOR FEMTOCELL USER ON IMS CORE NETWORK

• US 20080318551A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Palamara, Maria E., Thompson, Robin Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 7,970,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4588 containing mobile subscriber information, e.g. home subscriber server [HSS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/265 for initial activation of new user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A method for provisioning, registering and authenticating a mobile phone on a basestation is provided. The method includes receiving an addition request for the addition of a mobile station to a basestation authorization record via an interface. The method continues with creating an entry for the mobile station, where the entry includes mobile station information, and receiving a registration request including request information from the mobile station to register to receive basestation based services via the associated internet multimedia subsystem network. The method also includes authorizing registration on the IMS network based at least in part on the request information.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning and registering for basestation users on an associated internet protocol multimedia subsystem network comprising:

receiving an addition request for the addition of a mobile station to a basestation authorization record via an interface;

creating an entry for said mobile station, where said entry includes mobile station information such as mobile directory number or international mobile subscriber identifier;

receiving a registration request including request information from said mobile station to register to receive basestation based services via the associated internet multimedia subsystem network; and

authorizing registration on said associated internet multimedia subsystem network for said mobile station based, at least in part, on said request information.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said mobile station information includes an electronic serial number for said mobile station.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising communicating said entry to servers that require independent subscriber data.

4. The method according to claim 1 said authentication request information includes relevant information to assure proper call processing.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said basestation is a femto basestation.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said interface is through a web portal.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein said registration includes implementing CAVE-based authentication.

8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising validating said entry through a home location register.

9. The method according to claim 1 further comprising temporary provisioning.

10. The method according to claim 9 further comprising tracking an expiration date associated with said temporary provisioning.

11. The method according to claim 9 further comprising implementing a timer function in order to comply with temporary provisioning requirements.

12. A system for provisioning and authenticating a mobile station for utilizing a basestation connected to a session initiation protocol based system comprising:

a basestation configured to receive signals from an associated code division multiple access mobile station and process calls through an internet protocol based network; and

a management server that creates an entry for said associated code division multiple access mobile station, where said entry will allow provisioning and facilitate registration requests for said associated code division multiple access mobile to access said basestation.

13. The system according to claim 12 comprising a home subscriber server that stores said entry and filter criteria that allows session initiation protocol services for call processing.

14. The system according to claim 13 wherein session initiation protocol services include hand off services.

15. The system according to claim 12 wherein said basestation is a femto basestation.

16. The system according to claim 12 further comprising a home location register that houses subscriber information.

17. The system according to claim 12 further comprising an authentication center that facilitates authentication of said code division multiple access mobile station.

18. A method for provisioning and registration of a mobile station on an internet protocol network comprising:

creating a secure data session between a user and a service provider;

receiving a request from said user via said secure data session to add a mobile station to a list of mobile stations authorized to register on a basestation, where said basestation is configured to facilitate said mobile station to be carried on a session initiation protocol based network;

creating a record authorizing said mobile station;

creating a unique IMS subscriber identity associated with the cell phone and the base station that combines the cell phone number and the basestation ID in a manner that can be decomposed and utilized by an IMS application server.

receiving a request from said mobile station to register on said basestation; and

registering said mobile station if said mobile station meets predetermined registration criteria.

19. The method according to claim 18 wherein said registering said mobile station includes implementing the CAVE algorithm.

20. The method according to claim 18 wherein creating a record includes creating a temporary record for provisioning of said mobile station.